Chapter 596. They Are All Idiots
What puzzled Xia Feng was why the Pope’s son, Dipus, would come to Li Tian City to participate in the Lantern Festival when there were problems within the Black Moon Holy See. Although Li Tian City and Black Moon City were both in Area 15, the former was in the Northern Hemisphere and the latter in the Southern Hemisphere, a considerable distance apart.
Just as Xia Feng was in doubt, he saw nearly ten thousand bright yellow candlelight-lit lanterns rise into the night sky from the distant horizon. They were like myriad stars drifting from the ground to the firmament, illuminating the human world below. A white-bearded old man appeared out of thin air in the center of these stars. With a wave of his hand, the lanterns scattered and drifted down toward the crowd.
Young people dressed in student uniforms were seen flying up from below, each standing on a lantern. “What is this?” Xia Feng asked, confused.
“It’s a lantern festival. It’s similar to the ancient scholars composing poems, but it has evolved into a competition to construct Spirit Particle Structures. Families and academies from all over Area 15 send their genius individuals to participate in this grand event.”
“The top five will receive a spot in the Sky Lantern Pavilion, where they can exchange for rare Spirit Paper or Spirit Materials they desire,” he explained.
As she spoke, Xia Feng followed Miss Mu’s gaze toward the dark night sky to the north. Vaguely visible was a classical pavilion nearly a thousand meters tall, majestic and grand. “It is said that this building is a Pure Blue Grade God Relic that can absorb wish power and happy emotions, transforming them into a defensive barrier to protect this city. Because of this, the higher the happiness index of the citizens of Li Tian City, the stronger the power of this God Relic becomes.”
Listening to Miss Mu’s explanation, Xia Feng pondered. He recalled that if he didn’t consider that fellow Ye Li Dongjun, this city did give him a very good impression. When he was searching the city for Tanghulu in the afternoon, every passerby he met on the road was smiling and very friendly. He had scanned half the city with his Eye of Deconstruction and hadn’t seen a single serious criminal incident. It seemed the citizens of this city indeed had a high happiness index.
“And in the Sky Lantern Pavilion, we will find what we need,” Mu Qingtong said calmly. Once she obtained the [Spirit Robe·Sea of Memory], she could proceed with her plan to control the idiotic Mr. Xia!
“So that’s how it is,” Xia Feng murmured, stroking his chin and nodding. The Spirit Robe that could resolve the Sirius Flashing Method was in the Sky Lantern Pavilion. “Then how do we get in? Sneak in?”
“Naturally, we’ll enter openly by winning the lantern festival competition.”
“Lantern festival?” Xia Feng asked, confused. “But we can’t participate, can we? We don’t have any spots.”
Mu Qingtong looked up at the splendid lanterns in the sky. “Besides the representatives sent by the local major families, the Executive Hall will also randomly select ten passersby at the scene to give the public a sense of participation.”
“And these ten spots are hidden among the ten thousand lanterns in the sky,” Mu Qingtong said, scratching Xia Feng’s chin with a light smile. “So, Mr. Xia, it’s your turn to act and find that spot.”
Xia Feng immediately understood. These floating lanterns were actually Spirit Artifact products. With that thought, he forcefully pushed away the woman’s hand scratching his chin and then drew a lantern that happened to fall nearby, letting its flame burn his palm.
[You have been attacked by the Spirit Artifact · Paper Lantern Girl—]
[Copy successful—]
[N-level Spirit Artifact · Paper Lantern Girl]
[The Paper Lantern Girl is extremely beautiful. If she works 24 hours a day without rest, she can make 1000 paper lanterns for you.]
[Current number made: 7,810,000]
With the Spirit Artifact’s information entering his mind, the image of the Paper Lantern Girl also appeared in his mind. She was indeed beautiful, but expressionless, looking like an exquisite silicone doll. No, was this Spirit Artifact really used for making paper lanterns? However, Xia Feng reconsidered and felt that this Spirit Artifact was quite impressive. An exquisite paper lantern cost 3 Imperial Coins, so 1000 of them would be 3000 Imperial Coins. If they could all be sold, with no cost whatsoever, the average daily profit would be three thousand! Earning a million a year wasn’t a dream!
“How is it, did you find it?” Miss Mu’s voice brought Xia Feng back from his thoughts. He nodded, “I found it.”
There were ten thousand paper lanterns in the night, and based on his observation, ten of them could not be sensed or controlled by him, meaning they were clearly not made by the Paper Lantern Girl.
“Let’s go.” The two of them put on their black robes, donned their cherry heart masks again, and with a step, they soared into the air. Passing through the floating lanterns, just as they were about to reach the target lantern, a light came from the east and condensed into a young man wearing a long white Holy See robe. It was the Pope’s son, Dipus.
He casually took the target lantern, then glanced at Xia Feng and the other person, nodded with a kind smile, and turned to float away. Xia Feng’s confusion deepened. This guy was the Pope’s son; he should have abundant cultivation resources. Did he really need to enter the Sky Lantern Pavilion? However, it didn’t matter if this lantern was taken. Xia Feng knew the locations of all the lanterns with spots.
! He snatched another target lantern, and under his guidance, Miss Mu flew to another lantern. In the distance, another black-robed person was rapidly approaching. This black-robed person wore a pure white oval mask with a dark flame carved in the center. The neck beneath the black robe was wrapped with bandages, and even the wrists and palms exposed from the sleeves were covered in medical bandages.
Mu Qingtong glanced at this person, reacted quickly, and was the first to snatch the lantern and retreat. The bandaged person didn’t say much upon seeing this. He merely looked up, his gaze beneath the mask seeming somewhat cold, and then turned to leave. “Miss Mu, it seems there’s something wrong with this lantern festival,” Xia Feng said, watching the person leave.
Soon, the bandaged person also precisely found a new lantern and obtained a spot. In just one minute, the selection of passersby spots concluded. Ten people stepped on their lanterns and floated higher into the sky. The myriad lanterns formed a sea of clouds in the high altitude, vast and spectacular. Above the sea of clouds, about a hundred participants were already waiting, all outstanding young talents sent by the families and academies of Area 15, including geniuses famous throughout the region.
“Senior Brother Zi Lu, the champion of this lantern festival, will likely be you~” A girl stood beside a dashingly handsome man, her tone slightly coquettish and full of admiration. Ning Zi Lu smiled faintly and stood with his hands behind his back. He scanned the geniuses sent by the various family forces in the distance. Flames of fighting spirit burned in everyone’s eyes as they stared at him. Clearly, these so-called geniuses wanted to defeat him today and pull him down from his pedestal. But unfortunately, since Ning Zi Lu embarked on the path of a Spirit Master until his current True Martial realm, he had never tasted defeat. Within the same realm, he was invincible! He was destined to add a glorious stroke to the grand scroll of history in this magnificent era! Therefore, these so-called geniuses from various families in front of him were not worth his attention.
“This is taking too long. Why haven’t those passersby come up yet?”
“If you ask me, these passersby are just here to make up the numbers. They’re all idiots, and there’s no need for this round at all.”
“Indeed. Waiting is annoying.”
The crowd stirred restlessly, but soon, ten figures floated up from outside the sea of clouds on their lanterns. Surprisingly, nine of these ten figures were wearing masks.
